Since the main characters are Italian-American they use a lot of Italian words in everyday speech. Mainly curse words. All words used are understandable within the context of the dialogue if they are not explicitly explained or translated within the text.
Refer back here if you ever feel confused or forget what a word means.
Basics:
ehi [AY-EE] - Hey
per favore (per fa') - please
grazie mille - thanks a million
cena - dinner
tutto a posto - everything alright/okay?
dai! - come on (hurry up)
ciao - hi/bye
va bene - alright or okay
ti voglio bene or vi voglio bene (TVB/VVB) - I love you
Curse Words:
cavoli - darn (literally means cabbages)
vaffanculo - fuck off or go fuck yourself
cazzo - shit or damn
testa di cazzo - dickhead
porca vacca - damn it
cazzata - bullshit
coglione - idiot
fava - dick
mannaggia - damn
stronzo/a - ass (as in you're being an ass/asshole)
Terms of Endearment:
stellina - term of endearment meaning little star
tesoro - term of endearment meaning treasure
amore - term of endearment meaning love
bella - term of endearment meaning beautiful
polpetto - term of endearment meaning little meatball
Family:
babbo - dad
mamma - mom
fratello (fra) - brother (bro)
zio/zia - aunt/uncle
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